Avant la lettre: Insights Design Lecture Series - Process Type Foundry, Minneapolis

Process Type Foundry has quickly become one of the most sought-after type foundries in the United States. Created in 2002 by Eric Olson, the company is known for its unique contemporary typefaces, extensive extended character sets, and custom commissioned work. Its early font releases included the rounded sans serif Bryant, the quirky modular FIG Script, and Locator & Locator Display, a type family designed to represent the Twin Cities. Klavika, released in 2004, has become the foundry’s most popular typeface to date, appearing in everything from the Facebook logo to NBC’s on-air graphics and magazines such as Blender and Architecture MN. Process Type Foundry has worked with clients such as the New York Times Magazine, Thomson-Reuters, and Chevrolet to strengthen their identities with custom type work, and in 2005 Olson engineered the Walker Art Center’s new graphic identity. The studio’s work has been featured in the book Metro Letters and in numerous magazines, including Eye, Nylon, PRINT, étapes, HOW, STEP, Metropolis, Task Newsletter, and CAP&Design. Prior to forming Process, Olson taught at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) and was a design fellow at the University of Minnesota Design Institute and a graphic designer at the Walker. A principal in the company, Nicole Dotin received her MA in Typeface Design from the University of Reading, England, and previously taught at MCAD. In 2006 she joined Olson as the foundry’s second designer.

Series tickets: $70 ($48 AIGA  and Walker members).
Individual event tickets: $20 ($15).
Student individual: $10.
Student series: $40.

Lectures:
March 10  Process Type Foundry, Minneapolis
March 17 David Reinfurt, New York
March 24 Experimental Jetset, Amsterdam
March 31 Ellen Lupton, Baltimore

This lecture will be webcast live and archived on the Walker Channel.

Related Links:

processtypefoundry.com

Walker Art Center

REMEMBER - Discount at Walker Art Center Shop for AIGA Members - Month of March 2009!

AIGA Members receive discount to the Walker Art Center Shop for the month of March 2009!! Save $5 on a purchase of $25 or more. Present your AIGA membership card or Insights lecture ticket stub to receive discount. One offer per member; cannot be combined with other discounts. Walker Shop hours: Tues – Sun, 11 am – 6pm Open late Thursdays until 9pm Closed Mondays

Note: Shop will stay open until 7pm on Insights Lectures evenings (Tues nights in March starting March 10)